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US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Delhi for a visit four days to India because countries want to negotiate with tariffs, bilateral trade agreements and strengthen their relations.
Mr. Vance Accompanied by his wife Usha – whose parents moved from India to the US – their three children Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel and fellow government officials when he landed on Monday morning.
The visit came a few weeks after the US President Donald Trump Burdened and then stopped the regime of sweeping tariffs against around 60 countries, including India.
In a statement after their meeting in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra ModiThe office said he “welcomed significant progress” in negotiations for the expected trade agreement between the US and India.
He added that he and Vance “recorded ongoing efforts to increase cooperation in energy, defense, strategic technology and other fields”, and also “exchange views on various regional and global problems that have shared interest, and call for dialogue and diplomacy as a way forward”.
MR Modi also “conveyed his warm greetings to President Trump” ahead of his visit to India later this year.
JD Vance and Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Pic: Ap
Announcement is expected to the trust of the state (changing relations using strategic technology), a program that aims to strengthen their cooperation in defense, critical minerals, AI, semiconductor, drugs, energy and space.
Trump’s administration also encouraged India to buy defense equipment.
JD Vance walked past the troops after arriving in New Delhi. Pic: Reuters
The US is the largest trading partner in India, with bilateral trading worth $ 190 billion, with a trade deficit of around $ 46 billion in Indonesia.
The two countries were involved in negotiating bilateral trade agreements and aimed at doubling trade to $ 500 billion in 2030.
Trump had previously labeled India as the “King of Tariffs” and “Great Violence” for trade. He also recently shared a report stating India tariffs on agricultural products were the highest in the world.
The US president has slapped a 26% tariff in India, calling it a discount rate on an average of 52% for American products.
During the weekend, Mr. Vance meets Pope Francis In one of the Pope’s last public performances before his death on Easter Monday.
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Visits come in the midst of increasing tensions with China
MR Vance’s visit was also aimed at balancing China’s strategic influence in the Indo-Pacific region, with India being seen as a counterweight of the two most populous countries.
China has warned of taking a reply “firmly and reciprocally” to the countries that conduct transactions with the US at the expense of China’s interests.
The relationship between India and China has been tense for years.
Dancers wear traditional clothes in front of MR Vance’s posters. Pic: Reuters
The two countries, separated by the Himalayan mountains, shared the border of 2,000 miles, most of which were not limited.
In 2020, in Galwan, the army of the two countries confronted where 20 Indian troops were killed. There has been a national commotion and since then diplomatic relations are low.
High -level military talks have taken place to sort border disputes, but so far it is not convincing.
India’s steps to strengthen relations with the US will increase friction with North neighbors, because China sees itself isolated and targeted by Trump’s administration.
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping started a tour of Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia, and said: “There was no winner in the trade war and the tariff war.”
Meanwhile, India has led to concerns over the treatment of Indian students who have received notification of visa extraction in the US.
A survey by the American Immigration Lawyers Association found 50% of those who reported the revocation was India. The US government has denied targeting Indians specifically with their actions.
